The Chelsea Police Department (CPD) and City Manager Tom Ambrosino have re-affirmed a commitment to walking patrols by police officers throughout the main streets and “hot spots” in the City, according to comments and recent directives from Ambrosino and Chief…
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First Jewish Nursing Home Wedding
The first wedding in Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home’s 96-year history took place on Friday, July 10. Rose Stetson, a 91 year old resident, truly wanted to see her son get married and her son couldn’t imagine his mom not…
Jack Halas Named Head Football Coach at Chelsea High School
Chelsea High School director of athletics Frank DePatto announced this week that Jack Halas has been appointed as the new head coach of the CHS football team. Halas, an assistant football coach at CHS for the past six years, succeeds…
Ambrosino Ready to Take Office, Fire Chief and ISD Leaders Are Top Priorities
The Chelsea Record conducted a question and answer interview this week with incoming City Manager Tom Ambrosino to hear his thoughts prior to stepping into his City Hall office. City Manager Ambrosino will begin work on Monday, July 20, as…
Cunningham Retires from CRW Elder Services
After 39 years at the helm, James P. Cunningham, Jr. retired on Tuesday, June 30, from the Chelsea Revere Winthrop Elder Services (CRWES) organization. Cunningham has served as Executive Director and CEO of the agency, which was the first home…
Max Address Square:A Point Long Gone to History
The local fight to get a memorial for the first Jewish boy from Chelsea killed in World War I has long been forgotten. And the fruits of that fight – a beautiful memorial to Max Address at a busy intersection…
Slander Suit:Wynn Calls for Boston to Stop ‘campaign of Falsehoods,’ or Else…
A noted attorney from California, who has represented casino developer Steve Wynn in previous successful slander suits, has called on the City of Boston to stop spreading lies about Wynn’s actions in Boston and to apologize for the conduct. If…
‘Heroes’ Abound at the CPL Summer Reading Program
One would have thought they were giving away free iPads at the Chelsea Public Library last week as the Summer Reading Program began in earnest, but the popularity lay in good, old fashioned books and a focus on keeping kids…
Waterfront Development Plan to be Considered this Month
The ongoing process to begin considering development for part of the Chelsea Creek waterfront will be considered this month by the Economic Development Board and, likely brought to a vote, later this month. Since earlier this spring, a local and…
Rehabbing The Housing Stock:City Officials Announce New Program Earmarked For Shurtleff/bellingham and Addison-orange Areas
A new City program that offers financial services to eligible owners of 1 to 4 unit residential buildings will launch in Shurtleff-Bellingham and Addison-Orange census tracts as part of the Community Development Block Grant activities in these neighborhoods that are…